Assistant Director Of Pharmacy

About the role

Permanent full time opportunity to ensure safe and quality clinical practice by leading and operationally managing clinical pharmacy services throughout Community and Oral Health, ensuring the service operates effectively and meets patient and organisational needs. Provide leadership and subject matter expertise within the Pharmacy multi-disciplinary team.

About you

Our ideal candidate will be someone who can carry out the following key accountabilities in accordance with the Metro North Health's values:

Manage the quality of clinical pharmacy practice within Community and Oral Health and monitor the key performance indicators relating to clinical pharmacy activities and WAU generation targets for community visiting services.
Assist with the development of clinical practices, procedures and protocols that support the continuum of care engaging other disciplines where relevant.
Provide high-level clinical pharmacy advice and direction to pharmacy staff and other health practitioners within Community and Oral Health services.
Provide leadership and direction in workforce planning and development of strategies to maximise the capability of the clinical pharmacy team within Community and Oral Health.

Health Equity

It is expected that all Metro North Health staff, including the incumbent of this role as a valuable member of the Metro North workforce, contribute to the health equity agenda and meet the intent of supporting the defined six actions that specifically meet the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people within the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards (NSQHS), by actively supporting the elimination of racial discrimination and institutional racism; supporting increased access to health care; influencing the social, cultural and economic determinants of health; supporting the delivery of sustainable, culturally safe and responsive health services; and recognise the importance of working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, communities and organisations to design, deliver, monitor and review the health and support services we provide.

Benefits when working for Metro North Allied Health

Flexible working arrangements and competitive salary rates with annual incremental increases
Benefit from a higher than standard employer contribution to Superannuation of 12.75% and access to generous salary packaging
Additional entitlements for employees (casual employees excluded) may include sick leave, carer's leave, long service leave, paid parental leave, leave without pay to travel, professional development allowance and leave
5% annual leave loading with up to 27.5% for shift workers
Rewarding career and development opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas
Value driven organisation which provides a work environment that is safe, satisfying, flexible, and promotes a healthy work-life balance

Be part of a world-class, dynamic and growing health service that embraces technology and innovation, excellence in healthcare, quality teaching and cutting edge research. Metro North Health is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workplace for all employees. We offer unique and rewarding professional development opportunities in a safe and flexible work environment with a focus on putting our people first. You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Metro North here: https://metronorth.health.qld.gov.au/career

Find out about the role in more detail and how to apply in the attached Role Description.

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